Fisher Equation with Turbulence in One Dimension
| Title: | Fisher Equation with Turbulence in One Dimension |
| Author: |
Benzi, Roberto; Nelson, David R.
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| Citation: | Benzi, Roberto and David R. Nelson. 2009. Fisher equation with turbulence in one dimension. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena 238(19): 2003–2015. |
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| Abstract: | As an example of life at high Reynolds number, we investigate the dynamics of the Fisher equation for the spreading of micro-organisms in one dimension subject to both turbulent convection and diffusion. We show that for strong enough turbulence, bacteria, for example, track, in a quasilocalized fashion (with remarkably long persistence times), sinks in the turbulent field. An important consequence is a large reduction in the carrying capacity of the fluid medium. We analytically determine the regimes where this quasi-localized behavior occurs and test our predictions by numerical simulations. |
| Published Version: | doi:10.1016/j.physd.2009.07.015 |
| Other Sources: | http://arxiv.org/abs/0902.0313v1 |
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